Ankle Replacement

Lucas J. Bader MD

Ankle replacement involves removal of the arthritic components of the ankle joint. During surgery, the distal aspect the leg bone (tibia) and the proximal aspect of the ankle bone (talus)are removed. The removed components are than replaced with metal end caps on both the tibia and talus that are separated by a plastic spacer.

While joint replacements are incredibly durable they wear with time and unforeseen complications can occur that require a revision type surgery. Various rates of survivorship have been reported for joint replacement:

Ankle Replacement- On average, at 10 years from surgery, 8 out of 10 individuals who underwent an ankle replacement had not undergone a second surgery to address any complication2.

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